Office Depot, Inc. Celebrates Second Annual ‘Depot Day of Service’ Volunteer Initiative
May 13 2019 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Associates Across North America United to Make
a #depotdifference on Saturday, May 11
Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP), a leading B2B integrated
distribution company providing business services and supplies,
products and technology solutions, hosted its second annual “Depot
Day of Service,” the company’s flagship associate-driven volunteer
initiative, on Saturday, May 11, in cities across North
America.
Thousands of Office Depot, Inc. associates, along with their
friends, family members and non-profit partners, united to complete
approximately 35 service projects across the U.S. and Canada to
make a #depotdifference.
“Caring for local communities is at the heart of Office Depot’s
culture,” said Jerri DeVard, executive vice president, chief
customer officer for Office Depot, Inc. “As Office Depot continues
to evolve and move in an innovative new direction, we’re pleased to
have expanded our ‘Depot Day of Service’ program companywide to
help create an even greater impact in the communities we
serve.”
In honor of National PTA’s Teacher Appreciation Week, seven
large-scale service projects included Title I elementary school
makeovers where hundreds of volunteers provided new landscaping,
applied fresh coats of paint to the interior and exterior of the
buildings and more. The schools included:
- Austin, Texas: Winn Elementary
School
- Charlotte, North Carolina: Steele Creek
Elementary School
- Chicago, Illinois: Belmont-Cragin
Elementary School
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: James J.
Sullivan Elementary School
- Phoenix, Arizona: Sahuaro Elementary
School
- South San Francisco, California: Spruce
Elementary School
- Stone Mountain, Georgia: Wynbrooke
Elementary School
Additional volunteer projects included:
- Refurbishing clubhouses for the
following Boys & Girls Club chapters:
- Naoma Donnelley Haggin Boys & Girls
Club in Delray Beach, Florida
- East Side Boys & Girls Club in St.
Paul, Minnesota
- Smilow Rainier Vista Boys & Girls
Club in Seattle, Washington
- Sorting, packing and helping to ship
donated food to local charities with:
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Central
Florida in Orlando, Florida
- North Texas Food Bank in Dallas,
Texas
- Gleaners Community Food Bank of
Southeastern Michigan in Detroit, Michigan
- Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in
Commerce, California
To learn more about how Office Depot invests in local
communities year-round, visit depotdifference.com.
About Office Depot, Inc.
Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP) is a leading B2B integrated
distribution company providing business services and supplies,
products and technology solutions through its fully integrated
omni-channel platform of approximately 1,350 stores, online
presence, and dedicated sales professionals and technicians to
small, medium and enterprise businesses. Through its banner brands
Office Depot®, OfficeMax®, CompuCom® and Grand&Toy®, the
company offers its customers the tools and resources they need to
focus on their passion of starting, growing and running their
business. For more information, visit news.officedepot.com and
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Office Depot is a trademark of The Office Club, Inc. OfficeMax
is a trademark of OMX, Inc. CompuCom is a trademark of CompuCom
Systems, Inc. Grand&Toy is a trademark of Grand & Toy, LLC
in Canada. ©2019 Office Depot, Inc. All rights reserved. Any other
product or company names mentioned herein are the trademarks of
their respective owners.
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Shera BishopOffice Depot,
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